Janek Sternberg (born 19 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for VfB Lübeck.[1]
 Sternberg with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Segeberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Lübeck | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | Leezener SC | ||
| 2006–2007 | SV Eichede | ||
| 2007–2011 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Hamburg II | 66 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Hamburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Werder Bremen II | 47 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Werder Bremen | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ferencváros | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 39 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Hallescher FC | 64 | (0) |
| 2023– | VfB Lübeck | 36 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Sternberg joined Werder Bremen in 2013 from Hamburger SV. After initially playing matches with Werder's reserve team, he made his first team debut in a Bundesliga game against SC Paderborn 07 on 29 November, 2014. He played the full game in a 4–0 home win.[2]
On 21 January, 2017, Sternberg joined Ferencváros.[3]
In May 2018, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, newly relegated to the 3. Liga, announced Sternberg would join for the 2018–19 season, having agreed a contract until 2021.[4]
On 31 January, 2020, Sternberg joined Hallescher FC on a deal lasting until the summer of 2021.[5]
Free agent Sternberg moved to VfB Lübeck, which placed first in the Regionalliga Nord, in January 2023.[6] He signed a one-year contract with the option of another year.[6]
International career edit
Sternberg is a youth international for Germany at the U18 level.[7]
References edit
- ^ Janek Sternberg at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Werder Bremen vs. Paderborn - 29 November 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Werder Bremen: Janek Sternberg wechselt doch zu Ferencvaros Budapest". Kreiszeitung (in German). 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Zwei Neue: FCK holt Sternberg und Biada". kicker Online (in German). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "HFC verpflichtet Janek Sternberg" (in German). Hallescher FC. 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b "VfB Lübeck: Sternberg soll Kastenhofer-Ausfall kompensieren". kicker (in German). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Janek Sternberg - Spielerprofil".
External links edit
Janek Sternberg at WorldFootball.net
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